Sunday, July 17, 2011

Lately, I have been trying to create cards based upon things I see. There is a black & white dress I bought last summer that I absolutely love.

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It is so feminine with the flimsy ruffles on the bodice.

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So here is the card I created. I used the scallop from the building banner die to cut tissue paper to create the flimsy layered look. I curled the edges slightly after I stamped it with the image. Part of me thinks there is something missing. Perhaps a sentiment in the bottom right corner in fresh snow ink? Let me know what you think.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

I just love the MIM technique that Nicole featured on her website this week. I immediately knew I wanted to use the #1 edgers die as well as Botanical Silhouettes. Just had to figure out the color combination. A couple of releases ago, Nicole had featured Sweet Blush with Pure Poppy cardstock using Berry Sorbet ink. I had loved the combination so much I wrote it down.

This is the card I made. You can't see it, but I used the Linen Impression Plate on the red cardstock to add some texture.

This is what the inside of the pocket card looks like.

A close up of the top of the card.

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I wanted something dainty on top of the ribbon, so I used embroidery floss that matched the Red Poppy & Sweet Blush to make a small bow. I fussy cut the medium size poppy to stick ontop of the bow.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Nothing like waiting until the last minute to submit a card for MIM. It's not that I was really procrastinating, it's just my limited supply of reinkers was preventing me from attempting this challenge. Most of my reinkers are browns, blacks, and goldtone. I only had two colors that coordinated. I also had no foam in my crafting supplies. However, many moons ago I purchased a product to make one's own stamp pads. After hunting it down I was able to make this card using Botanical Silhouettes, Happy Trails and the sentiment from Flower Fusion #3. Believe me, the picture does not do this card justice.

After I finished this card, I remembered that I had some Adirondack alcohol inks. I chose the colors wild plum, cranberry, butterscotch and lettuce.﻿ These inks stained my stamp really, really bad. The product I used as my stamp pad soaked up the butterscotch and lettuce inks which resulted in an image containing only 2 colors.﻿

However, I really liked how this image turned out. It has more of a "water color" look to it than the first card I attempted. To finish the layout, I used a previous Make It Monday Challenge: Line Frame. Three tiny butterflies, each containing a 2mm crystal completed the image.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Happy 7th Anniversary, Alycia & Mike.
Seven years ago, my darling daughter married a wonderful man. They now have 2 children: Olivia, 2 1/2 years and Lilly, 10 months. Copper is the gift for the 7th year. Keeping with this theme, I used some copper cardstock & ink when I cased Carly Robinson's card.

Here's a close-up of the flower panel.

as well as the bottom right corner. The sentiment is from Fillable Frames # 4 and the butterfly is from one of Martha Stewart's craft punches.

Here is the inside. I used my computer to write a message before I assembled the card.

Part of my gift is a gift card to a local restaurant. Here is the gift card holder I made using the seed packet die and one of the Nestabilities labels. I sponged the little label with the copper ink to soften it. The ribbon is a metallic copper from my stash.

I fussy cut one of the flowers and added a dimensional to serve as a closure.

So they have a rememberance of their 7th anniversary, I purchased a copper butterfly stake for them to put in their garden. I know my granddaughter, Olivia is going to like this since she is a fan of butterflies. The only problem is, it is not purple; her favorite color.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

My neice was due to have her first baby on May 5th. However, the little stinker decided to keep his mommy & daddy waiting for another 2.5 weeks. Little Liam was born May 23rd. This is the card I made. The truck & sentiment is from Boy Basic: Truckin it. The pattern paper is from my stash which I am finally using.

A close up of the tag.

I used copics to color the truck. As you can see, my coloring skills are at a basic level.(Sorry for the blurriness; I'm still learning how to take pictures of my cards.)

Along with the card, I sent 3 onesies with stamped images from PTI. When I saw Dawn McVey's Whale Wishes, I knew this would be a perfect image to stamp directly on a onesie. The frog & truck were first stamped onto inkjet transfer paper which I colored using copics, then ironed onto the onsie using a dry setting. Each sentiment was stamped directly onto the onsie.

After rolling each onesie, I placed them in the plastic box that the PTI stamp sets arrive in. I had meant to take a close-up shot of each onsie before packaging them, but in my rush to get them in the mail before I went out of town, I forgot.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Today's card is one I made about a month ago. In fact, I made two of these. They were for some teachers who have retired after teaching for 35 years. As a math coach, I had the pleasure of working with these two exceptional teachers. Of course when one thinks of teachers, an apple comes to mind. Using Fruit Fusion: Apple and the cane impression plate (one of my favorites), this is what I created.

I used dimensionals with 2 of the apples to give them depth.

I made a matching gift card holder using the seed packet die. As a closure, I die cut another apple, and adhered a dimensional to it﻿. (forgot to take a picture of it)

The duo. Now all I have to do is learn to take pictures without shadows.